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April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2

"Social stigma and prevailing public attitudes towards sexual violence, including the belief that it is a private matter, contribute to low levels of reporting in sexual violence cases. There are also low levels of awareness on available support services for survivors of sexual violence, compounded by lack of accessibility to such institutions particularly for women and girls living in rural areas" (4-5).
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

"[T]raditional dispute resolution mechanisms or mediation are sometimes approached in cases of sexual violence, particularly if they involve domestic violence. Due to lack of trust in formal justice mechanisms, which also involve lengthy proceedings, many families continue to seek local dispute resolution or mediation in these cases. Survivors of violence who have sought local mediation frequently report that the mediators are often biased and wish to resolve the dispute with a 'harmonious' outcome, irrespective of whether such outcome is in the best interests of the survivors of violence. There is no publicly available data to determine the number of rape cases in which prosecution was taken forward by the Office...more
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRW-LAW-3

"In addition, Bhutan’s law allows the introduction of evidence as to the past sexual history of the victim during the trial process in rape cases in certain circumstances. Section 65 of the Evidence Act states that evidence as to the past sexual behaviour or alleged sexual predisposition of the victim is not relevant except: (a) if offered to show the victim’s consent; (b) if offered to show that a person other than the accused was the attacker or aggressor; or (c) the victim puts past sexual behaviour or predisposition in issue. The broad nature of these exceptions, particularly the exception allowing introduction of evidence of past sexual behaviour to show...more
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRW-LAW-2

"We welcome the amendments to Bhutan’s Penal Code approved by the Bhutanese Parliament in December 2020, particularly the increase in penalties for the offence of rape. The offence of rape of adult women is now considered a third degree felony, punishable with imprisonment of between 5-9 years. Whereas, prior to the amendment, rape of adult women was only classified as a fourth degree felony punishable by imprisonment of 3-5 years. Further, the punishment for statutory rape (of a child below 12 years) has been increased to life imprisonment in certain aggravated circumstances, while in other circumstances, it is a first degree felony with a minimum punishment of 15 years’ imprisonment"...more
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRW-LAW-1

"Further, the punishment for statutory rape (of a child below 12 years) has been increased to life imprisonment in certain aggravated circumstances, while in other circumstances, it is a first degree felony with a minimum punishment of 15 years’ imprisonment" (2).
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"The NCWC Survey found that 8.7% of women and girls between the ages of 15 - 64 in Bhutan had ever experienced sexual violence in their lifetime" (4). "The Statistical Yearbook of Bhutan - 2020 notes that there were 54 cases of rape recorded with the Royal Bhutan Police in 2019 and 49 cases of rape recorded in 2018. The highest number of rape cases were recorded against minors between the ages of 12 to 18 in both 2018 (30 cases) and 2019 (40 cases) demonstrating the particular vulnerability of adolescent girls to sexual violence" (4).
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1

"The National Survey of Women’s Health and Life Experiences conducted by the National Commission for Women and Children in 2017 (‘NCWC Survey’) found that 4.5% of ever-married women had been subjected to sexual violence by their partner during their lifetime. However, rates of reporting of marital rape remain incredibly low in Bhutan. As per data from the Statistical Yearbook of Bhutan - 2020, over a period of 5 years between 2015-2019, there has been only one case of marital rape recorded with the Royal Bhutan Police. These low levels of reporting are also corroborated by the findings of the NCWC Survey, which found that 41.4% of women and girls who...more
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRCM-LAW-2

"[T]he penalties for marital rape have not been increased correspondingly" (2). "Marital rape is criminalised in Bhutan’s Penal Code under all circumstances. However, the offence of marital rape is classified as a petty misdemeanour, carrying a disproportionately low penalty of imprisonment of a maximum term of one year. In contrast, the offence of rape of adult women is considered as a felony of the fourth degree which carries a penalty of imprisonment between 3-5 years. This gradation of offences, whereby marital rape is expressly graded as a petty misdemeanour, promotes an impression under the law that spousal rape is not as serious a crime as so-called 'stranger rape'. It diminishes...more
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1

"The National Survey of Women’s Health and Life Experiences conducted by the National Commission for Women and Children in 2017 (‘NCWC Survey’) found that 4.5% of ever-married women had been subjected to sexual violence by their partner during their lifetime. However, rates of reporting of marital rape remain incredibly low in Bhutan. As per data from the Statistical Yearbook of Bhutan - 2020, over a period of 5 years between 2015-2019, there has been only one case of marital rape recorded with the Royal Bhutan Police" (4).
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2

"These low levels of reporting are also corroborated by the findings of the NCWC Survey, which found that 41.4% of women and girls who experienced partner physical and/or sexual violence did not tell anyone and 72.5% did not seek help from any formal authority. The most common reasons for not reporting are social stigmatisation, fear of having to part from children, and fear of threats/consequences/repercussions. There is also a lack of awareness of women’s rights under the laws and the legal remedies available to them" (4).
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: DV-DATA-1

"The National Survey of Women’s Health and Life Experiences conducted by the National Commission for Women and Children in 2017 (‘NCWC Survey’) found that 4.5% of ever-married women had been subjected to sexual violence by their partner during their lifetime" (4).
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: DSFMF-PRACTICE-4

"Bhutanese law has several provisions regarding the payment of compensation in cases of adultery ('gao'), most of which are payable to the husband in cases where the woman is involved in adultery. Extending this provision to rape cases, the law provides for payment of compensation ('gao') to the husband in cases where a married woman is raped (in addition to payment of compensation to the survivor). This discriminatory provision treats the wife as the property of her husband and is based on archaic and patriarchal notions of chastity and so-called honour" (2-3).
April 11, 2025, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: DSFMF-LAW-1

"Bhutanese law has several provisions regarding the payment of compensation in cases of adultery (“gao”), most of which are payable to the husband in cases where the woman is involved in adultery" (2).
Jan. 28, 2025, 9:33 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"As recognized by this Committee in its Gerneral Recommendation No. 30, attacks on students and schools, and the use of schools for military purposes, disproportionately affect girls, who are sometimes the focus of targeted attacks and are more likely to be kept out of school due to security concerns. In 2017 the Committee on the Rights of the Child called on Bhutan to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration. The Safe Schools Declaration is an inter-governmental political commitment that provides countries the opportunity to express political support for the protection of students, teachers, and schools during times of armed conflict ; the importance of the continuation of education during armed conflict;...more
Jan. 28, 2025, 9:33 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1

"As recognized by this Committee in its General Recommendation No. 30, attacks on students and schools, and the use of schools for military purposes, disproportionately affect girls, who are sometimes the focus of targeted attacks and are more likely to be kept out of school due to security concerns" (1).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Bhutan, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Indonesia, Laos, Liberia, Lithuania, Maldives, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, South Korea, Tunisia, United States
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1

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Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: PW-LAW-1

"Legal (including polyandry via customary law) but not civilly recognized. Increasingly rare" (para 18)
Aug. 21, 2024, 3:44 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5

"Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) said that they have not received any formal complaint on such a matter, however, they are arrested one girl, who was also supposed to be a pimp, a few years ago as she was involved in drug case. It was learnt that SW now operate professionally with trusted list of clients who can ensure their safety. They are not as open as they used to be in the past years. 'We used to get information on sex workers in the past, but now, it has become difficult for us to even know who they are or how they are operating. They have become so professional now,'...more
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Madagascar, South Africa, Turkmenistan
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6

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March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Bhutan ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 11, 2024, 2:51 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

“Is selling sex criminalised? Yes, if a person ‘offers, agrees to engage, or engages in sexual conduct with another person for money or property’ this is a misdemeanour offence under the Penal Code (Article 373). Is buying sex criminalised? Yes, 'patronising a prostitute' is illegal under Article 377 of the Penal Code. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, brothel keeping, procuring and managing are all illegal under Article 375 of the Penal Code ('promotion of prostitution')” (para 1-3).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Bhutan who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 22 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libya, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Suriname, Tunisia, Vanuatu
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Bhutan was 60 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Bhutan is 53.8% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).